Some say that Instagramming art actually ruins the art experience, I argue that social media and selfie culture add another layer to the experience of the art which is radically different from how art was experienced before the rise of social media.

Will Boone's "Monument" is an installation that ties back to the artist's fascination with John F. Kennedy's death and his personal connection to it as a Texan. Summon the courage to step into an all-black underground bunker in the middle of the desert

This week, we speak with New Zealand's former prime minister, Helen Clark and filmmaker Gaylene Preston regarding their documentary about Clark's foiled bid to become the United Nation's first female Secretary General.

Fifty years ago, on March 16, 1968, U.S. soldiers attacked the Vietnamese village of My Lai. Even though the soldiers met no resistance, they slaughtered more than 500 Vietnamese women, children and old men over the next four hours.

Rising rents. Stagnant wages. Homelessness. Gentrification. Today's big stories in Los Angeles have a common thread: a gap in social and economic equity. A report found that L.A. has the 7th highest level of income inequality in the country.

Marielle Franco, a 38-year-old Rio de Janeiro city councilmember and human rights activist who was killed last week, was a black lesbian known for her fierce criticism of police killings in Brazil’s impoverished favela neighborhoods.

Fifty years ago, on March 16, 1968, U.S. soldiers attacked the Vietnamese village of My Lai. Even though the soldiers met no resistance, they slaughtered more than 500 Vietnamese women, children and old men over the next four hours.

John Ridley, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “12 Years a Slave” continues to tackle subjects that are relevant to today’s America. The unstoppable Ridley is now working on a comic book sequel, “The American Way: Those Above and Those Below.”

The knowledge of native people about plants and their uses is open to everyone if they are willing to learn. Hoopa tribe descendant, Kat High, talks about the need to establish gardening areas in local communities.

Cahuilla Artist Gerald Clarke Jr. honors his Native American heritage as well as makes a comment about the alcoholism and diabetes that plague native communities. Meet Gerald Clarke Jr and his native weaving creations.

Native plants educator Barbara Drake talks about what has been lost by separating native people from their land. For years, she has worked to restore, research and promote the use of indigenous plants in California.

California Native plant expert Nicholas Hummingbird, Cahuilla/Apache, is founder of Hahamongna Nursery in Pasadena. Blending commitment to his Native heritage with a desire to share knowledge, Nick is a persuasive spokesperson for native plants.

Many California Native tribes over the last 150 years have struggled to maintain a sense of self in our ever-changing cultural and ecological landscape. Here, weaver Tima Link explains that native culture still exists, it is just harder to find.